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one of my chicks look very different from the others. i bought 6 silkie bantam eggs on ebay and they all hatched but this one looks very far of from a silkie. is it a sizzle or frizzle? the golden one:

i don't know but i am taking him to the vet on monday to check it out.

update: i fixed the splayed leg but now he has started limping. i have been taking them outside as it has been hot but i don't think he stepped on something. i didn't pick him up wrong. doesnt look like there is any swelling but he is lying down more. maybe its bumble foot. should i take him to...

i am in Warwickshire so maybe sparrow?

yes defiantly we are on holiday right now and leaving in 3 weeks so that would be best. do you have any idea what bird it is?

help! i just found a fallen nest in a bush with an egg in it! i swear i did not have anything to do with this! it is tiny! i couldn't put it back because i don't know where it was. put it in the incubator. what do i do and what is this egg?

one of them has a splayed leg its to small to get a rubber band around them. is this a good method https://104homestead.com/fixing-spraddle-leg-drinking-glass/

here are the first 4 but they have all hatched now!

its a bit dark here so hard to do pics but a third one came out and it seems a bit weak so i am keeping it in the incubator it also is smaller

i have been incubating 6 silkie eggs for 20 days and two have hatched! they are running around knocking all the remaining eggs over. is this okay for now until i move them to the brooder tomorrow

i found a pigeon egg a few days ago but left it thinking the mother would come back but did not. i put it in a box within a box and a plate of water for humidity. we are going to get a bulb for heat tomorrow but what is the amount of watts that should be in it. the box is 12 by 12 inches